Lantern-frame.



11K. .WRIGHT. LANTERN FRAME.. l APPLIUTION FILED NOV. 5, 1907.

Patented May 4, 1909.

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` enlarged scale, of the lower end of one ofthe FREDERICK K. werent, orsYniroUsE, NEW YORK.

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` Application led November nTo all whom it may concern.:

Be it known that I, FREDEMCK- K. WRIGHT a citizen of the United States,residing at Syracuse, in the county of Onondaga and State of New York,have invented a new and useful Improvement 1n Lantern-Frames, of

` which the following is a specification.`

This invention relates to that class of lantern frames which comprise abody .or hoop of sheet-metal and upright .guard wires secured theretowith their lower ends.

, The object of this "invention is to provide improved means for]securing 'the lower ends. of the'guard wires to the sheet metal hoop orbody in a simple, strong and durable manner and at comparativelysmallexpense. I

In the accompanying drawmgs: Figure 1 is an elevation of a lantern frameprovided with my improvement in the preferred form.- Fig. l2 is asectional elevation, on aigreatly upright guard wires and the adjacentpart of the body hoop. Fig. 3 is a horizontal s ec. tion in line 3-3,Fig. 2. Fig. 4 is a detached side elevation 'of the lower end of the`guard wire. Fig. 5 is a detached front elevation thereof, Fig. 6 is adetached sectional elevation of the Vart of the body hoop to which thelower en of the guard wire'ls secured. Fig. 7 is a detached frontelevation of this part of the body hoop. Fig. 8 is a sectionalelevation, similar to Fig. 2, showing a modiiied embodiment of theinvention. Fig. 9 is a sectional elevation, similar to Fig. 2, show inganother modified embodiment of the in-` vention, the wire being shownreadyto be secured to the bodyhoop. Fig. 10 is aseotional elevation,similar to Fig. 2, showing another modiied embodiment of the invention,the wire being secured to the body hoop.

Like reference-characters referto like parts in the several figures.

v A rep-resentsthe body hoop which may be made of tin or other suitablesheet metal, B the upright guard wires which are secured with then lowerends to the body hoop, C the upper horizontal guard ring to which the iupper ends of the upright'wires are secured,

' and D E the intermediate horizontal guard ringswhich connect theupright wires bctween the body hoop and the top ring.

` -In the constructlon represented in Figs. 1L-8, eachl upright guardwire is provided at its lower'. end with an attaching shank 11 whichextends downwardly on the-inner side of the body hoop and isprovided onits front Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented may d, '19019.

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or forwardly projectin stud or lug A12. The

ing 13 ana lower opening 14 for t 1e reception each guard wire.Thelnetal above the upper opening 13 is bent haakte fer-m a depressedseat or back-support-l against which `rests the bent portion or-elbow 16of the guard wire adjacent to the upper end oi is arranged below theupper opening 13 m the eguard wire is such manner that the shank extendsdownwardly engages with its stud 12 inthe lower opening 14 and" restswith its elbowl against the back support 15.' When'the several uprightguard wires have been .connected in this manner with the body hoop, thehorizontal guard rings are connecte -to the upright wires and the frameis then dip ed Ln molten tin in the usuall manner, .whereby the partsare permanently secured together.

It is preferred to support the lower ends of the guard ban around thebody hoop below the elbows 16 oftheseveral guard wires and serves to.hold .the elbows of the wires firmly against their the security andrigidity of the connection and facilitating the assembling of the frame.This band, which forms an external support for the guard wires, ispreferably secured to the body hoop by inserting its ends through anopening 19 in the body hoop and bending theA ends back on the inner sideof the body hoop, asrepresented in Fig. 3. This su `porting or retainingband may, however, e omitted and the guard wires held in place by theguard rings, as represented in Fig. S.

In the construction represented in Figs. 9 and 10,the attaching shank 20of the guard wire is provided at its lower end with a forwardlyproject-ing lug 21 which is so long that it can be bent up or down afterit is inserted into the lower opening 22. ln the construetionrepresented in Fig. 9, `this lug is bent up against the outer side ofthe body hoop, as represented by dotted lines, and in thc construction.'epresented in Fig. 10, the lug is bent up against the supporting band17. In both constructions the elbow portion 23 of the guard'wire restsagainst the baolr seat or near its lower end, withan outwardly body Ahooisprovide withan up er open wires by a retaining or supporting l 17,Figs. 1, 2, 3 and 10, which extends lthe attaching shank. The loweropening 14' l pro r location toreceive the stud or lug 12. inserted withits attaching shank through the upper opening 13 inv on the inner sideof tl'iebody hoop, i

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back supports 15, thereby adding greatly to :is l 920,889

support 24 above the upper opening 25 in the same manner as in the otherdescribed constructions.

l claim as iny invention:

1. In a lantern frame, comprising a body hoop and upright guard wires,the combination with a body hoop having for each guard wire twoopenings, one above the other, and a back support adj aeent to the upperopening, of an upright guard wire having at its lower end a downwardlyextending attaching shank which rests against the inner side of the bodyhoo between said o eninffs and is rovided l P l) near its lower end witha 4lug which extends forwardly into said lower opening, the portion ofthe wire adjacent to the upper end of the shank being arranged in theupper opening and resting against said back support, substantially asset forth.

2. In a lantern frame comprising a body lhoop and upright guard wires,the combination with a body hoop having two openings for each guardwire, one above the other, and

a back support adjacent to the upper open- A ing, of an upright guardwire having at its lower end a downwardly extending attaching shankwhich rests against the inner side of the body hoop between saidopenings and is provided near its lower end with a lug' which extendsforwardl r into said lower opening, the portion of the wire adjacent tothe upper end of the shank being arranged in the upper opening andresting against said backsupport, and an external support arranged onthe outer" side .of the body underneathv the lower portion of the guardwire, substantially as set forth.

hoop f 3. In a lantern frame, comprising a body hoop and upright guardwires, the eornbination with a body hoop provided for each guardwire'with two openings, one above the other, of guard wires having attheir lower ends attaching shanks which rest against the inner side of/the body hoop between said openings and are provided near their lowerends with lugs which extend forwardly into said lower openings, whilethe portions of the wires which are adjacent to the upper ends if theshanks are arranged in said. upper openings, means for holding theattaching shanks against inward niovenient, and an external supportingband, substantially as set forth.

4. A lantern frarne eonnirising a body hoop provided for each guard wirewith two openings, one above the other, and with means for holding thewires lagainst inward movement, upright guard wires, each having at itslower end an attaching shank which rests against the inner side of thebody hoop between said openings and is provided near its lower end witha forwardly projecting lug which extends into said lower opening, whilr`the portion oi' the wire which is adjacent to the upper ond of the shankis arranged in said upper opening, and in eans for connecting' theseveral upright wires, substantiallyv as set forth.

W'itness iny hand in the presenci` of two subscribing uitnesscs.

Witnesses:

PAUL J. Y/Vaun'nn, P. ll. Salmos.

